Punjab plans to shift to environment-friendly electric vehicles in a big way, with the new industrial policy to be significantly focused on the same, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. Mahindra & Mahindra Managing Director Pawan Goenka during his meeting with the chief minister said that his group was keenly interested in promoting electric vehicles in Punjab.
He suggested a scheme to bring in electric taxis to propagate green energy and generate employment in the state. Amarinder said that his government was keen to explore electric vehicles as a replacement for the traditional, more polluting petrol and diesel run vehicles in the state. He pointed out that Chinese energy major Yinlong also recently discussed with him the possibility of launching electric cars and buses in the state.
The government was also in talks with Ola for electric taxis, he added. An official spokesperson said that a proposal to launch an Uber-like app for tractors, called Tringo, was also discussed at the meeting.